SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
(Specific Room Events to be Updated the Week of
Competition)
Atlanta Hilton & Towers
Friday, August 1, 2008
12:00 Noon-11:00 PM:
On
site Registration for Friday and Saturday on Main Lobby Level to the
right of front door after entering lobby, First Floor
12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM:
Honoring the Leaders Officials Honors lunch for all Black Belts
Nominated to the legendary BATTLE XLI BATTLE OF ATLANTA OFFICERS
HALL OF FAME
2:00 PM:
Chanbara Padded Weapons Sparring Seminar, free to competitors
entering the Chanbara competition immediately following the seminar.
2:30 PM:
Chanbara Padded Weapons Sparring competition begins in Grand
Ballroom or Grand Salon (to be announced)
3:30-4:45 PM:
Marc Canonizado seminar Extreme and Creative Forms & Weapons in the Northern Court
3:30-4:45 PM:
Scott Wu Best of the Best Traditional Forms training in the
Northern Court
12:00 – 4:45 PM:
Officials Sign in at Southern Court
4:45 PM:
Officials and Musical Forms and Weapons Competitors and all non-team
competitors report to their rings in the Grand Ballroom and Grand
Salon
5:00 PM:
All Musical Forms and All Musical Weapons Divisions for Adults and
Kids: One Black Belt
5:00 PM:
Competition begins: Grand Ballroom and Grand Salon, Mezzanine and in Northern Court
TEAM
COMPETITION: Immediately following Individual Competition
7:30 PM:
Team, Musical and Extreme
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Saturday,
August 2, 2008
7:00-9:00 AM:
On site Registration, Lobby Level $10 late fee after 9:00 until the
start of any division
7:30 – 8:30 AM
All Un-assigned Officials Report to Officials Sign In Station on
Lobby Level—must be on time to qualify for shirts and free
Ringside Seats for World Championship Finals
8:30 AM:
All officials and all Junior Weapons competitors report to their
rings
9:00 AM:
All Junior Competition Begins: Weapons, Forms & Fighting Black Belt;
Forms immediately follow weapons and sparring immediately follows
forms
11:00 AM:
All Adult competition Begins; Weapons, followed by Forms, followed
by Sparring. Competition continues until all 35 rings have completed
their divisions
Break between Eliminations and World Championship Finals
7:00
PM:
OUR BATTLE
OF ATLANTA
UNIQUE TRADITION CONTINUES! UNDER BELT FINALS—TOMORROW'S SUPERSTARS
ON MAIN STAGE in the Grand Ballroom! (All Seats Reserved)
7:30 PM:
BATTLE
OF ATLANTA
PKA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS ON MAIN STAGE in the Grand Ballroom!
(All
Seats Reserved; order early and get as close as possible to the
ring!)
9:30 PM:
BATTLE OF ATLANTA parties begin in Grand Salon